- Bulgaria and Romania have been seeking to join the Schengen Area. Although their bids were approved by the European Parliament in 2011, they were rejected by the Council of Ministers due to concerns about anti-corruption measures and organized crime. However, on 30 December 2023, the Council unanimously agreed on their accession to the Schengen area, and as of 31 March 2024, both countries will start applying Schengen rules12. The accession process will occur in two stages, starting with the opening of sea and air borders3.Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.
Bulgaria's and Romania's bids to join the Schengen Area were approved by the European Parliament in June 2011 but rejected by the Council of Ministers in September 2011, with the Dutch and Finnish governments citing concerns about shortcomings in anti-corruption measures and in the fight against organised crime. Although the original plan was for the Schengen Area to open its air and sea borders with Bulgaria and Romania by...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schengen_AreaOn 30 December 2023, the Council unanimously agreed on the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen area. Thus, as of 31 March 2024, both Member States will start applying Schengen rules. Controls at internal air and sea borders between Bulgaria and Romania and countries of the Schengen area will be lifted as of 31 March 2024.home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/schengen-bord…Bulgaria and Romania accession to the Schengen Zone by air and sea in March 2024, has also been confirmed by Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov. He stressed that the accession process will occur in two stages, starting with the opening of sea and air borders. Negotiations regarding land borders will continue in the following year.schengen.news/bulgaria-confirms-its-partial-access… Romania and Bulgaria fully join Europe’s borderless travel zone
Jan 1, 2025 · Romania and Bulgaria have become full members of the European Union’s border-free Schengen area after scrapping land border controls in the bloc. The expansion was …
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Jan 3, 2025 · On 1 January, Romania and Bulgaria became full members of the Schengen Area after the checks on persons at the internal land borders were lifted. The internal air and sea border controls between Bulgaria and Romania …
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From 1 January 2025 Bulgaria becomes a full member of the Schengen area. Our country's accession to the border control-free zone will allow bulgarians to travel freely in Europe. …
